farmworkers

Culturas/Mercadorias: cerejas, morangos, maçãs, peras, pêssegos, nectarinas, ameixas, mirtilos, amoras, framboesas, uvas, milho, feijão, tomate, pimentão, berinjela, abóbora, pepino, melão, quiabo e abóbora. Principais tarefas (realizadas na maioria dos dias de trabalho): Plantar, cultivar e colher manualmente frutas e vegetais, incluindo; cerejas, morangos, maçãs, peras, pêssegos, nectarinas, ameixas, mirtilos, amoras, framboesas, uvas, milho, feijão, tomate, pimentão, berinjela, abóbora, pepino, melão, quiabo e abóbora. Use ferramentas manuais, como pás, espátulas, enxadas, tampers, ganchos e tesouras de poda, facas, martelos e serras. Deveres incluindo o cultivo manual de todas as diferentes culturas, desbaste manual de qualquer uma das diferentes culturas, poda, capina, remoção de vinhas problemáticas. Amarração, amarração e fita adesiva de diferentes culturas, a irrigação de plantas. Usando cortadores de grama, cortadores de grama e cortadores de ervas daninhas para cortar ao redor da propriedade do pomar. Pegando manualmente raízes, pedras, plástico velho e a colocação de plástico novo na preparação para novos plantios. Picking apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, and plums for fresh marketing and/or processing. Processing and packaging fresh fruit and vegetables. Productivity must be at least 100 bushel boxes per day of fresh market fruit. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising shall not exceed 2% as defined in the U.S. standard for grades. Workers must be able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders, with the lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a molded plastic canvas covered picking bucket, with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled buckets weighing up to 60 pounds are emptied into bulk bins with capacity ranging between 13 1 and 1/8th bushel boxes to 25 1 and 1/8th bushel boxes. Workers are to handle ladders up to 24 foot long and weighing about 2 pounds per foot. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Must be physically able to lift up to 75 pounds on a consistent basis throughout the day. Due to safety concerns of a farm, workers must understand some basic instruction in English. Workers who have a valid driver's license and doctor's certificate may drive multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers on and off the farm and may be offered additional hours.

Secondary duties (performed on less than half of the workdays in the contract period):

Construct and repair trellis systems, repair and painting of farm fences and buildings. The sorting and repairing bulk bins. Application of electrical post and wires, and applying tree wraps for deer and groundhog control.

Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. During our busy times of harvest workers may be asked to work longer hours including Sundays to get the fruit harvested at the proper time. When weather is hot the starting and quitting time may be shifted to earlier or later in the day. This may vary depending on crop and weather conditions.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.